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Long long ago, there was a small village． This village had a 36 tradition． At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority （the state of legally being an adult） was given land and money to build a home． The boy had to 37 his home before winter． If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 38 him in any way．
One 39 , Paul and Marc reached their majority． They 40 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes． In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners． Each owner gladly offered 42 ．
After Marc saw several homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land． Paul, 44 , continued collecting more ideas． Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them． But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village．
Marc began building his home． He had several false starts, 46 his home gradually rose from his land． By fall, Marc had finished his home． It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 47 it later． Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 48 with home owners． The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49 back to his land． He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 50 ． The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 51 ． The villagers mourned for him．
Marc 52 the winter． Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better． He became a leader in the village, 53 a family, and lived a happy, contented life．
We all build and improve our own mental homes． It’s 54 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 55 the best ideas．
36．A． strange B． hopeful C． realistic D． cultural
37．A． find B． make C． complete D． buy
38．A． help B． encourage C． scold D． persuade
39．A． winter B． summer C． autumn `D． spring
40．A． exchanged B． received C． recognized D． offered
41．A． girls B． jobs C． houses D． presents
42．A． rooms B． drinks C． attention D． advice
43．A． expected B． gathered C． created D． understood
44．A． similarly B． finally C． however D． furthermore
45．A． forget B． believe C． replace D． accept
46．A． because B． although C． but D． so
47．A． repair B． rebuild C． sell D． improve
48．A． conversations B． achievements C． struggles D． arguments
49．A． drove B． rushed C． flew D． moved
50．A． weak B． funny C． small D． amazing
51．A． blindness B． death C． sadness D． illness
52．A． experienced B． loved C． survived D． spent
53．A． brought B． earned C． contacted D． raised
54．A． slow B． easy C． dangerous D． special
55．A． realize B． bring C． collect D． apply
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Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper and had a meal I’d never had before!
All the friends 26 were a little surprised. It’s not that Ben is unsociable, or a bad cook, 27 it’s just that he never spends more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought anything 28 for his friends? He greeted us at the 29 and showed us into his dining-room 30 a laid table was waiting for us. “Nothing but the best for my friends!” said Ben. We all felt 31 . What was he up to?
Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup. “It’s a 32 of carrots, potatoes and tomatoes,” said Ben. The next course was also a little 33 in that（因为）we didn’t quite know what it was again. “It’s just another mixture of vegetables.”
34 we ate, we chatted and finally the 35 turned back to what we were eating. “Was there a recipe（食谱） for this,” asked Mary, “or did you make it up?” Ben put his 36 down. What I cooked depended on what I could find.” Mary was 37 . “But you can find anything in the supermarkets these days.” “But there is less choice in what you can find 38 the supermarkets,” he replied.
39 that we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the 40 . He had read recently that supermarkets usually 41 away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of 42 , boxes of thrown-away vegetables and fruit.
So Ben had successfully provided a 43 for his friends, and made us 44 the fact that there are many people who need the food, but the amount of food thrown away is enough to 45 millions of people.
26. A. attended B. invited C. joined D. came
27. A. but B. and C. or D. for
28. A. cheap B. classical C. usual D. special
29. A. restaurant B. supermarket C. door D. window
30. A. which B. where C. that D. with
31. A. puzzled B. calm C. confident D. bored
32. A. matter B. food C. dish D. mixture
33. A. awful B. bad C. strange D. good
34. A. Before B. As C. Unless D. Until
35. A. idea B. argument C. subject D. quarrel
36. A. spoon B. pen C. bowl D. chopsticks
37. A. disappointed B. delighted C. surprised D. excited
38. A. within B. outside C. inside D. around
39. A. Feeling B. Seeing C. Realizing D. Thinking
40. A. lie B. joke C. menu D. truth
41. A. store B. move C. put D. throw
42. A. order B. date C. fashion D. place
43. A. soup B. fruit C. meal D. vegetable
44. A. know B. involve C. guess D. forecast
45. A. enrich B. feed C. affect D. please
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Long long ago, there was a small village． This village had a 36 tradition． At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority （the state of legally being an adult） was given land and money to build a home． The boy had to 37 his home before winter． If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 38 him in any way．
One 39 , Paul and Marc reached their majority． They 40 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes． In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners． Each owner gladly offered 42 ．
After Marc saw several homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land． Paul, 44 , continued collecting more ideas． Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them． But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village．
Marc began building his home． He had several false starts, 46 his home gradually rose from his land． By fall, Marc had finished his home． It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 47 it later． Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 48 with home owners． The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49 back to his land． He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 50 ． The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 51 ． The villagers mourned for him．
Marc 52 the winter． Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better． He became a leader in the village, 53 a family, and lived a happy, content life．
We all build and improve our own mental homes． It’s 54 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 55 the best ideas．
36．A． strange B． hopeful C． literary D． cultural
37．A． find B． make C． complete D． buy
38．A． help B． encourage C． scold D． persuade
39．A． winter B． summer C． autumn `D． spring
40．A． exchanged B． received C． recognized D． advice
41．A． girls B． jobs C． houses D． presents
42．A． rooms B． drinks C． attention D． advice
43．A． expected B． gathered C． created D． understood
44．A． similarly B． finally C． however D． furthermore
45．A． forget B． believe C． replace D． doubt
46．A． because B． although C． but D． so
47．A． repair B． rebuild C． sell D． improve
48．A． conversations B． achievements C． struggles D． arguments
49．A． drove B． rushed C． flew D． moved
50．A． weak B． funny C． small D． amazing
51．A． blindness B． death C． sadness D． illness
52．A． experienced B． loved C． survived D． spent
53．A． brought B． earned C． contacted D． raised
54．A． slow B． easy C． dangerous D． special
55．A． realize B． bring C． collect D． apply
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| Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. 1 in my late thirties did I make this important 2 : giving-away makes life so much 3 . You need not 4 if you lack money. This is 5 I experimented with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store 6 upon me, I step in and make the 7 to the store-keeper. If an incident occurs, the story of which I think the local Catholic priest（天主教神父）could 8 , I call him up and tell him about it, 9 I am not a Catholic myself. What I found out about giving-away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an 10 form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was 11 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 12 . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business. I was 13 at the window that there were no boxes left, and my 14 would have to go on a long waiting 15 . As I was about to leave, the post-master 16 in the doorway. He had overheard our 17 "Wasn't it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to 18 a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that 19 to us. We usually get 20 but complaints.” 1. A. Hardly B. Not only C. Not until D. Until 2. A. discovery B. experiment C. conclusion D. fact 3. A. poorer B. duller C. more exciting D. simpler 4. A. borrow B. worry C. care D. pay 5. A. why B. how C. what D. when 6. A. hits B. comes C. strikes D. flashes 7. A. plan B. suggestion C. design D. progress 8. A. use B. tell C. make D. choose 9. A. though B. however C. because D. so 10. A. unfamiliar B. unexpected C. unimportant D. unfair 11. A. delivered B. written C. posted D. addressed 12. A. appreciation B. explanation C. apologies D. complaints 13. A. promised B. explained C. told D. suggested 14. A. address B. letter C. box D. name 15. A. list B. line C. group D. year 16. A. came B. stayed C. appeared D. remained 17. A. quarrel B. difficulty C. conversation D. argument 18. A. win B. have C. miss D. put 19. A. means B. occurs C. comes D. seems 20. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something |
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It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me．I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride，today，Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”
“No ! Leave me alone!”Those were the last words I said to him that morning．
My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later．I forgot to be mad at them and went I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”．
When I reached the hospital，my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive.“Your lather told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911，thank God! If he had moved Daddy，there’s no telling what might have happened．A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung….”
My mother may have said more，but I didn’t hear．I didn’t hear anything except those terrible
words：Leave me alone．My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more．How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?
It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation．I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him．
“Daddy… I am so sorry….”
“It’s okay，sweetheart．I'll be okay．”
“No，”I said，“I mean about what I said to you that day．You know, that morning?”
My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly．He looked at me and said．“Sweetheart,
I don’t remember anything about that day， not before，during or after the accident． I remember
kissing you goodnight the night before，though．”He managed a weak smile．
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they
can heal．And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
56．The author was in bad mood that morning because .
A．his father had a terrible accident
B．he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends
C．his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema
D．his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends
57．Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?
A．Because he didn’t go along with his father．
B．Because he was rude to his father that morning．
C．Because he failed to come earlier after the accident．
D．Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital
58．The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that
A．he had a poor memory
B．he didn’t wanted to comfort his son
C．he just wanted to comfort his son
D．he lost his memory after the accident
59．What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?
A．Don’t treat your parents badly．
B．Don’t hurt others with rude words．
C．Don’t move the injured in an accident．
D．Don’t be angry with friends at small things
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